Riding-saddle



(No Model.)

C. W. PERGIFIELD.

RIDING SADDLE.

No. 5713384. Patented Nov. 17, 1896.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @rricn.

CLARENCE \V. PERCIFIELD, OF RISING STAR, TEXAS.

RIDING- SADDLE.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 571,684, dated November17, 1896.

gerial No. 592,176. No model.)

To (all who/11, it may (ware/'11 Be it known that I, Cnannncn W. Penci-FIELD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rising Star, in thecounty of East-land and State of Texas, haveinvented a new and usefulRiding-Saddle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to riding-saddles, and has for its object tosimplify and cheapen the construction. of this class of devices and toincrease their durability.

The improvement consists, essentially, of constructing the scat, front,.rear, and middle jockeys and cantle of a single piece of stout leatherand having the rear quarter laced or otherwise connected in the rear ofthe cantle, and in such other details of construction and arrangement ofthe parts, which hereinafter will be more particularly set forth,illustrated, and claimed.

The invention also aims to combine with a which cannot be convenientlystored about.

the person. and which are desired to be transported in comparativesafety and with comfort to the rider.

For a full understanding of the merits and advantages of the inventionreference is to be had to the accompanying drawings and the followingdescription.

The improvement is susceptible of various changes in the form,proportion, and the minor details of construction without departing fromthe principle or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and. to afull disclosure of the invention an adaptation thereof is shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which 1 Figure 1 is a perspective view of aridingsaddle constructed in accordance with the principles of thisinvention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail sectionshowing the means for detachably conneetin g the bag or pocket to thesaddle. Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the rear quarter and cantlc.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in the several views of the accompanyingdrawings by the same reference-characters.

The saddle comprises the seat 1, middle jockeys 2, front jockeys 3, rearjockeys l, and cantle 5, which are covered or formed from a single pieceof stout leather or other suitable material, thereby obviating theprovision of intermediate or connecting seams. The rear jockeys i areextended to form the rear quarter, and are connected at their upperedges by a lace (3 or other suitable fastening. The seat I. and rearquarter are separated by the cantlc 5, and the latter is protected onits rear side by acovering which is stitched to the cantle-binding. Thestirrup-straps 7 pass beneath the middle jockeys and the seat 1 andenter recesses formed in the inner face of the side pieces of the tree.The pominel S is surmounted by a horn .l and is covered by loathe r orsimilar material in the usual w y,'the said covering being stitched tothe front portion of the seat 1 and the top edge of the front jockeys53.

By having the seat, the cantle, and the several side jockeys formed of asingle piece of leather, seams are avoided and the saddle is easy andcomfortable both to the animal and the rider and is more durable,inasmuch as there are 110 threads or stitching to become worn andseparated.

To prevent the seat from sinking between pearance of the saddle, straincr-irons are provided and extend lengthwise and crosswise of the treeover the space formed between the said side bars. The position of thesedouble strainer-irons will be readily understood by any one conversantwith the construction of saddles, as they come beneath the seat andopposite the space between the side bars of the tree.

The bag or pocket 10 is of usual construction, and its open side isclosed by flap 11, provided with a strap 12 to engage with abuckle 13for securing the flap when closed. Rings lat are attached to the upperedge of the bag and are placed between the flap 11 and the back of thebag and are fastened in any substantial way, preferably by rivets, whichpass through the rings, the flap, and the back of the bag. Snap-hooks 15are applied to the inner side of the rear jockey and receive the rings14c and admit of the bag being removably attached to the saddle.

the side bars of the tree and preserve the ap- Having thus described theinvention; what is claimed as new is 1.; In a riding saddle, thecombination with the cantle, of rear jockeys having their upper portionsextended and meeting in the rear of the cantle, forming a rear quarter,and means for securing the meeting edges of the upper extensions of therear jockeys, substantially as set forth.

2. In a riding-saddle having a pominel and cantle, a seat, eantlerfront,rear and middle jockeys formed of a single piece the front portion ofthe seatand the top edges of the front jockeys being secured to thepoinlnelcovering, and the rear jockeys bein extended and meeting in therear of the cantle, and means for securing the meeting edges of the rearjockey extensions, substantially in the CLARENCE W; PEROIFIELD.

itnesses J. H. BALES, M. W. WYATT.

